The Ultimate Military Phony
These days, you almost need a scorecard to keep track of all the military phonies that keep cropping up. Just this morning, the mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey (Bob…
A Measure of Protection, Redux
An El Al Boeing 777-200 jetliner (Wikepedia). About eighteen months ago, we noted that El Al, Israel’s state-owned airline, had installed missile protection systems on all of its aircraft. The…
Bent Spear
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be briefed tomorrow on the Air Force’s investigation into the accidental transfer of six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles from North Dakota to Louisiana on 29 August.…
Now, For a Bit of Shameless Self-Promotion..
Today is the deadline for nominations for the 2007 Weblog Awards. Throwing caution (and humility) to the wind, we’ve submitted our efforts for consideration in two categories, Best Blog (might…
Revisiting the Airlift Conundrum
An MRAP vehicle being loaded onto a C-17 bound for Iraq. While the Air Force has transported hundreds of the mine-resistant vehicles to the war zone, airlift shortages have forced…
The Globe Gets it Wrong
The Boston Globe is owned by The New York Times Company, which acquired the paper–in 1993–at an over-inflated price. Consistently and overwhelmingly liberal in its editorial positions, the Globe meshes…
Repair Job, Revisited
The new commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot, Colonel Joel Westa (USAF photo). As of tomorrow, Colonel Joel Westa will have one of the toughest–if not the toughest–jobs…
The Sniper Threat
The Steyr HS.50 sniper rifle, which Iran has supplied to terrorists in Iraq–for use against our troops (STRATFOR). USA Today is in a lather over the Pentagon’s request for $1.4…
Getting (and Giving) an Earful
Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. In an op-ed in the current edition of Air Force Times, General Dunlap strongly criticizes…
No Regrets – Then-Colonel Paul Tibbets, Jr. in the cockpit of the Enola Gay
Then-Colonel Paul Tibbets, Jr. in the cockpit of the Enola Gay Retired Air Force Brigadier General Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan…